Controlling Phosphorus Through Binder Adherence

These resources have been gathered to help the dialysis caregiver help their patients understand the importance of adherence to the binder prescription, as well as choosing foods that are low in phosphorus.

Interactive Tools

Plan a Lobby Day!

Lobby Days are fun and interactive displays which invite patients and their family members to learn more about a particular topic. Lobby Days are held usually held in the waiting room during the treatment day.

To set up a display focused on choosing low phosphorus foods and binder adherence, you may want to include:

Set up a table with boxed foods and invite patients to pick out the phos ingredients from the nutrition label

Offer low-phos snacks for patients who visit the exhibit

Pick a mascot for education on phosphorus adherence – a plastic skeleton sporting the local team’s baseball hat or football jersey would be memorable!

This resource on Lobby Days focuses on home treatment options, but the basics to organize and run a Lobby Day are the same, such as What is a Lobby Day, How To hold a Lobby Day, and Evaluating Your Lobby Day. Details are included in the booklet.

This innovative training program assists dialysis providers in increasing awareness and building a culture of safety among patients and staff. The program consists of 14 modules on different dialysis topics – the modules on Health Literacy and Communications may be useful for the project counseling for binder adherence. To attain “5 Diamond Status,” a facility must complete the module on Patient Safety Principles, and complete four other modules within the calendar year. In addition to teaching about patient safety, 5 diamond facilities receive a plaque for their participation and are recognized on the Network website.

Diet & Lifestyle Changes
Living with kidney disease advice for patients
National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Resources for the Renal Dietitian

Bowes & Churches Food Values of Portions Commonly Used
This classic guide to nutrition has helped put the “balance” in balanced diets since 1937! Now completely updated for the Nineteenth Edition, this bestseller continues to supply authoritative data on the nutritional value of foods in a form for quick and easy reference. The book’s main table reflects the current food supply—listing more than 6,300 common foods—and contains data on the nutritional content of foods, organized by food groups.

Watch Out for Phosphate Additives!
By June Martin, RD, 2011
Article on phos additives, nicely illustrated with labels and colorful graphics.